Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaughter cows\ bulls steady to 4 higher feeder steer \heifers 4 to 15higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.60/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$236.60

90 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$437

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$73.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.20

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	246.96	1,257	60
Medium and Large 1-2	503	226.58	1,139	24
Medium and Large 2	474	173.17	820	6thin

One grade step is worth $73.79/cwt here — about $437 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale90 hd

236.60

—

MS average13 barns · 782 hd

224.40

+12.20

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,522	104.73	1,594	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	93.93	1,053	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	88.00	1,175	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	79.38	789	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	911	$1,021	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,206	5

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,138	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	199.54/cwt	187.00–211.00	956	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	185.76/cwt	182.50–190.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	223.77/cwt	223.00–224.50	1,410	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,083	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	189.48/cwt	187.00–192.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	202.66/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,280	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	239.05/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,238	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,175	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	93.93/cwt	84.00–106.00	1,053	13
Bulls	—	—	1,618	110.60/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,790	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	1,020.99/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,021	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	915	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	615	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,259.42/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,259	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	161.13/cwt	155.00–170.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	214.58/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,131	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	161.26/cwt	152.00–170.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	79.38/cwt	60.00–88.00	789	7
Bulls	—	—	1,330	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,237	1

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Mon Apr 17, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 44Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 12Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 2Year ago 4

compared to last week slaughter cows\ bulls steady to 4 higher feeder steer \heifers 4 to 15higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	179.00	179.00
1	—	365	250.00	250.00
4	—	556	227.50	227.50
11	—	476	239.00	239.00
2	—	660	200.00	200.00
1	—	285	227.00	227.00
3	—	533	200.00–206.00	202.66
1	—	335	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	164.00	164.00
2	—	318	170.00	170.00
1	—	565	170.00	170.00
1	—	510	175.00	175.00
1	—	415	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	341	253.00	253.00
16	—	630	223.00–224.50	223.77
9	—	401	270.00	270.00
11	—	467	274.00	274.00
20	—	518	237.00–240.00	239.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	175.00	175.00
3	—	383	223.00	223.00
8	—	449	224.00	224.00
11	—	527	213.00–219.00	214.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	183.00	183.00
1	—	320	207.00	207.00
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
2	—	408	187.00–192.00	189.48
1	—	700	168.00	168.00
1	—	580	152.00	152.00
2	—	525	152.00–170.00	161.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
1	—	585	154.00	154.00
1	—	310	142.00	142.00
3	—	362	155.00–170.00	161.13
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
1	—	405	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	163.00	163.00
1	—	535	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	187.00–211.00	199.54
1	—	300	204.00	204.00
3	—	530	182.50–190.00	185.76
1	—	410	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,121	84.00–106.00	93.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	994	60.00–88.00	79.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	105.00–115.00	110.60
1	—	1,330	93.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	911	975.00–1,100.00	1,020.99
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,027	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,259.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,175.00	1,175.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Macon Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle